3/20/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Rachel L. Flint, acting director, UNI Gallery of Art (319) 273-3095
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present its annual Juried Student Art Exhibition in the Kamerick Art Building Thursday, March 22 – Thursday, April 12. The competition showcases outstanding recent works by undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Art.
More than 400 pieces of work in various media are submitted annually for the competitive show. Juror Lesley Wright, director of the Faulconer Gallery at Grinnell College, has selected about 100 works for the exhibition. Wright will present the "Juror's Lecture" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, in the art auditorium, Room 111, Kamerick Art Building.
An opening reception will be held Thursday, March 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Gallery. At 7 p.m., awards totaling $3,000, from various UNI departments and donors, will be given to selected student exhibitors who have been chosen by Wright.
Both the lecture and exhibition are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call the UNI Gallery of Art at (319) 273-3095 or visit its Web site at www.uni.edu/artdept/gallery.
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3/20/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Siendra Wagner, Dance Dance Dance chairperson, (319) 961-2429
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "Dance Dance Dance," a fundraising event to benefit Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi, fraternities of the100 year-old University of Northern Iowa Marching Band, will be 7 to 10 p.m Sunday, March 25 at the Electric Park Ballroom in Waterloo. Originally scheduled for Feb. 9, it was postponed due to inclement weather.
The evening of ballroom dancing to the live sounds of Bill Shepherd's Big Band, will include free dance lessons, prior to the event, taught by Kathleen Kerr, UNI professor of dance, and Lou Finsand, UNI emeritus professor of teaching, who has taught numerous dance classes.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with free dance lessons beginning at 6 p.m. Admission for the event is $8 for students ($10 at the door), and $10 for adults ($12 at the door). A group rate of $8 per person will be applied to groups of 10 or more adults. The student group rate charge is $6 per person. All tickets will be distributed at the door on the night of the event.
For more information or advance tickets, contact Siendra Wagner, (319) 961-2429.
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3/20/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tom Capshew, assistant professor of social work, (319) 273-7859
Vicki Grimes, Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Tom Capshew, assistant professor of social work, will present "Taking the Law into Their Own Hands: Civil Remedies for Domestic Violence Victims," the final lecture in the University of Northern Iowa's continuing CROW (Current Research On Women) Forum Series. The event takes place at noon on Monday, April 2, in the Maucker Union Embassy Room.
Capshew will discuss results of a study he conducted to determine if the justice system in this country is truly "blind." In the study, Capshew tracked 628 cases in which victims of domestic violence requested protective orders. "What the study shows is that it sometimes matters which judge handles your case," said Capshew. Some judges were shown to deny or grant protective orders at much higher rates than others, implying that the U.S. justice system is not as equal-handed as it is reputed to be, said Capshew.
The CROW Forum series is sponsored by the UNI graduate program in women's studies. The public may attend at no charge.
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